Post-Acquisition Restructuring as Evolutionary Process

• Published in: Journal of management studies Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 459 - 482
• Main Authors: Meyer, Klaus E., Lieb-Dóczy, Enese
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK and Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2003; Wiley Blackwell
• Series: Journal of Management Studies
• Subjects: Acquisitions & mergers; Business; Business studies; Competition; Enterprises; Germany (East); Hungary; Organization; Organization development; Organization theory; Organizational change; Organizational structure; Organizations; Strategic management; Studies; Hungary; East Germany; Germany

ABSTRACT The transformation and integration of acquired businesses is subject to tensions between implementing radical change to match the strategy and corporate culture of the acquirer, and promoting what is valuable in resources and cultural attributes in the acquired organization. Analysts’ disag...